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Henok Goitom
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-09-22) 22 September 1984 (age 40)
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Team information
Current team
 AIK
Number 36
Youth career
1998–2000 Essinge IK
2001–2002 Inter Orhoy
2002–2004 Vasalunds IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Udinese 1 (1)
2005–2007 → Ciudad Murcia (loan) 75 (23)
2007–2009 Murcia 31 (2)
2008–2009 → Valladolid (loan) 29 (10)
2009–2012 Almería 78 (8)
2012– AIK 9 (1)
International career
2005–2006 Sweden U21 13 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2012

Henok Goitom (born 22 September 1984) is a Swedish professional footballer of Eritrean origin who plays for AIK Fotboll as a centre forward.

Club career

Udinese

Goitom was born in in Solna, Stockholm County, and raised in nearby Husby. He moved to Italy in 2004 to join Udinese Calcio, rarely being an option during his short stay.

However, in his sole Serie A appearance, on 19 February 2005, Goitom only needed seven minutes as a late substitute to score the 90th minute equalizer against F.C. Internazionale Milano.

Spain

Subsequently, Goitom served a two-year loan in the Spanish second division, with Ciudad de Murcia and netted 15 league goals during his second season.

In 2007 Goitom was released by Udinese, and signed a four-year deal with Ciudad Murcia's city rivals Real Murcia, for €3 million.[1] He was officially unveiled by the club on 14 July.

The president of UD Almería, Alfonso García, however, announced his club would take the matter to court.[2] García, as he appeared before the media during the presentation of defender Aitor López Rekarte, showed journalists papers which proved an agreement had already been reached between Almería and Udinese.

With Murcia, Goitom only scored twice during the entire season, which saw the team eventually relegated from La Liga, as last. In July 2008 he was loaned for the season to fellow league side Real Valladolid, which had an option to buy at the campaign's closure.[3]

Established as first-choice, Goitom netted twice as Valladolid beat Recreativo de Huelva 3–2 away on 8 March 2009, but was also sent off during the match (as teammate Álvaro Rubio).[4] He finished the season as the club's top scorer, at 10.

In late July 2009 he was released by Murcia and joined fellow league side Almería, replacing Sevilla FC-bound (via Real Madrid) Álvaro Negredo. His 2009–10 season output consisted of one goal, in a 1–1 home draw against CD Tenerife;[5] also, even though he was the only pure striker in the squad, he was never an undisputed starter, but the Andalusians retained their top division status in the end.

On 19 January 2011 Goitom scored one of Almería's most important goals, netting a penalty kick in a 3–2 win at Deportivo de La Coruña (4–2 on aggregate), with the club reaching the semifinals of the Copa del Rey for the first time ever (he added two more in the competition, netting in both legs against Real Sociedad).[6] However, he again only netted once in the league, in a 2–2 home draw against Atlético Madrid,[7] and the club returned to the second division after four years; in mid-August 2012 he rescinded his contract.[8]

AIK

On 16 August 2012 Goitom signed a contract with hometown club AIK Fotboll, in the Allsvenskan.[9]

International career

Goitom was a regular starter for the Sweden national under-21 football team during 2006, and played for the nation during qualification for the 2006 and 2007 European Championships.[10][11]

He was on the verge of breaking into the full squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad in Germany, but did not make the final cut.

Club statistics

Season Club Division League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2004–05 Udinese Serie A 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1
2005–06 Ciudad de Murcia Segunda División 37 8 0 0 0 0 37 8
2006–07 38 15 0 0 0 0 38 15
2007–08 Murcia La Liga 31 2 2 0 0 0 33 2
2008–09 Valladolid 29 10 2 1 0 0 31 11
2009–10 Almería 21 1 0 0 0 0 21 1
2010–11 26 1 5 2 0 0 31 3
2011–12 Segunda División 31 6 1 0 0 0 32 6
2012 AIK Allsvenskan 9 1 1 0 2 1 12 2
Career Total 223 45 12 3 2 1 237 49

References

  1. ^ El Murcia ficha al delantero sueco Henok Goitom (Murcia sign Swedish forward Henok Goitom); Marca, 12 July 2007 Template:Es icon
  2. ^ El Almería denunciará el fichaje de Goitom por el Murcia (Almería to denounce Murcia's signing of Goitom); La Opinión de Murcia, 17 July 2007 Template:Es icon
  3. ^ Goitom llega al Valladolid "para marcar goles y ayudar a mantener la permanencia" (Goitom arrives in Valladolid to "score goals and help maintain topflight status"); Soitu, 17 July 2008 Template:Es icon
  4. ^ Recreativo Huelva 2-3 Valladolid; ESPN Soccernet, 8 March 2009
  5. ^ Eritrean Henok Goitom back in action in La Liga; Eri-International Sports, 18 January 2010
  6. ^ El Almería se niega a despertar del sueño (Almería refuses to awake from dream); Marca, 19 January 2011 Template:Es icon
  7. ^ Almeria fight back for draw; ESPN Soccernet, 12 March 2011
  8. ^ Goitom deja de pertencer al Almería (Goitom no longer an Almería player); Almería's official website, 13 August 2012 Template:Es icon
  9. ^ Goitom klar för AIK: "Är det rätta steget"; Expressen, 16 August 2012 Template:Sv icon
  10. ^ Goitom seals Sofia success; UEFA.com, 25 March 2005
  11. ^ Goitom fuels Swedes' dreams; UEFA.com, 16 August 2006

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